New exhibit

More than 50 years ago, Oscar Raymond Moland of Eagle Butte built a collection of miniature machines from odds and ends and powered by gasoline, kerosene, and handpower.

Unofficial Primary Election Results District 28 State Senate (Republican)

Sam Marty Ryan Maher Dewey County53 (16%)264 (83%)Corson County77 (28%)194 (71%)Ziebach County49 (29%)117 (70%)Harding County279 (62%)169 (37%)Perkins County417 (50%)410 (49%)Butte County 1220 (60%)796 (39%)TOTAL 2095 (52%) 1950 (48%)

Fourth Circuit Court

Corson County, McIntoshMay 26Jenna Werre, 34, Box Elder, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50 Nico Schoonbee, 53, of Sisseton, speeding. Fine and costs $97.50 May 28Varun Chaudhari, 25, of Orlando, FL, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50 Zachery Price, 36, of Paris, KY, speeding.

Becky Booth

Becky Booth presented flags to Timber Lake Kindergartern students for saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

McLaughlin man sentenced on burglary conviction

Jack Daniel Thomas, 31, of McLaughlin was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and over $5,000 in restitution to several victims.

Eagle Butte sex offender draws prison stay for failure to register

U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced an Eagle Butte man convicted of failure to register as a sex offender. The sentencing took place on May 18.

Correction

The Celebration of Life for Kenny Meier will be held Sunday, June 7 at the Isabel Pavilion beginning at noon MT. The date was incorrect in the story about the Meier family in the Topic’s West River Summer issue published last week (Page 1C).

Home schooling allows flexibility for both parents and students

Home schooling rates in South Dakota have been rising since 2020, according to an article from Johns Hopkins University. The article claims that over 12,000 students in South Dakota are home schooled.The Covid pandemic (2020-2023) had an obvious effect on these numbers, as many schools went remote.